Package puremvc :: Module interfaces :: Class IFacade

classobj IFacade

Known Subclasses:

patterns.facade.Facade

The interface definition for a PureMVC Facade.

The Facade Pattern suggests providing a single class to act as a central point of communication for a subsystem.

In PureMVC, the Facade acts as an interface between the core MVC actors (Model, View, Controller) and the rest of your application.

See Also:: IModel, IView, IController, ICommand, INotification

Instance Methods

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notifyObservers(self, note)
Notify the IObservers for a particular INotification. source code

registerProxy(self, proxy)
Register an IProxy with the Model by name. source code

retreieveProxy(self, proxyName)
Retrieve a IProxy from the Model by name. source code

removeProxy(self, proxyName)
Remove an IProxy instance from the Model by name. source code

hasProxy(self, proxyName)
Check if a Proxy is registered

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registerCommand(self, noteName, commandClassRef)
Register an ICommand with the Controller. source code

removeCommand(self, notificationName)
Remove a previously registered ICommand to INotification mapping from the Controller. source code

hasCommand(self, notificationName)
Check if a Command is registered for a given Notification

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registerMediator(self, mediator)
Register an IMediator instance with the View. source code

retreieveMediator(self, mediatorName)
Retrieve an IMediator instance from the View. source code

removeMediator(self, mediatorName)
Remove a IMediator instance from the View. source code

Method Details

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notifyObservers(self, note)

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Notify the IObservers for a particular INotification.

All previously attached IObservers for this INotification's list are notified and are passed a reference to the INotification in the order in which they were registered.

NOTE: Use this method only if you are sending custom Notifications. Otherwise use the sendNotification method which does not require you to create the Notification instance.

Parameters:

note - the INotification to notify IObservers of.

registerProxy(self, proxy)

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Parameters:

proxy - the IProxy to be registered with the Model.

retreieveProxy(self, proxyName)

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Retrieve a IProxy from the Model by name.

Parameters:

proxyName - the name of the IProxy instance to be retrieved.

Returns:

the IProxy previously regisetered by proxyName with the Model.

removeProxy(self, proxyName)

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Remove an IProxy instance from the Model by name.

Parameters:

proxyName - the IProxy to remove from the Model.

Returns:

the IProxy that was removed from the Model

hasProxy(self, proxyName)

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Check if a Proxy is registered

Parameters:

proxyName

Returns:

whether a Proxy is currently registered with the given proxyName.

registerCommand(self, noteName, commandClassRef)

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Parameters:

noteName - the name of the INotification to associate the ICommand with.
commandClassRef - a reference to the Class of the ICommand.